12 year old girl birthday day?

Answer 1

Invitations
For fun invitations to the pool party there are several options:
Write party information on beach balls and send to guests.

Write party information on Frisbees and send to guests.

Send party information "message in a bottle" style - fill empty
plastic water bottles (remove label) with a little sand and seashells and insert party information into the bottle. Decorate outside of
bottle.

Send sunglasses with party information attached.

For a pirate pool party send a treasure map style invitation.


Decorations
To make the pool party extra special decorate using:Beach ball in pool

Use colorful beach towels for table cloths.

Place sand and seashells in the center of tables.

Fill buckets with sand and tie helium balloons to the handles.

Hang fishnets around the edge of the party and fill with shells, crabs and seahorses.

Hang blow-up beach balls around the party area.

Place beach balls by the mailbox with a sign or helium balloons to tell party guests "This is the place!"

Decorate with palm trees (easy to make by cutting out large green leaves then hang about 20 straight gold or brown ribbon strands from the middle to make a hanging trunk. These can be as
tall as you want - just make the ribbons long. )

Activities
Fun activities for pool parties:

Make funky flip-flops
Buy cheap flip-flops for each guest.  Cut colorful fabric into strips 1 - 1.5 inches x 3 - 4 inches.  You'll need about 80
cloth strips per pair of flip-flops.  Tie the strips onto the top of the flip-flop - covering the whole top part.  Really fun
and the kids love them!  For complete directions Funky Flip Flops - Party Activity, Craft and Favor

Beach Ball Exchange
Buy enough blow-up beach balls for every guest.  Blow them up and let kids autograph each others with permanent markers.  Fun activity while presents are being opened or kids are eating.

Games for pool parties - see our large selection of fun pool party games

Food Ideas
Fun food ideas for pool parties

Serve Octopus hot dogs - cut hotdogs into 8 pieces long ways leaving about an inch at the end that is connected.
Cook and serve in BBQ sauce or just plain.  The 8 legs will curl up and they will look like an octopus.

Goldfish crackers served in large conch shells.

Shell pasta with alfredo sauce.

Blue Jell-O with Swedish fish inside.  Serve in clear containers.

Sandwiches cut with a fish shaped cookie cutter.

Jell-O jiggles cut into fish, starfish and shell designs with cookie cutters.

Set out a sundae bar where kids can make their own sundaes.  Sprinkles, syrups, toppings and fruit.

Taco or Nacho bar.

Let the kids decorate their own BIG cookie or cupcake.



Party Favors
Fun party favor ideas for pool parties

Pool noodles - find them at the dollar store for cheap!

Water guns

Water balloons
Kids in pool
Flip-flops

Sunglasses

Bubbles

Beach balls

Beach towels

Buckets and shovels - use for goodie bags to hold the party favors

For pirate parties - Temporary tattoos, eye patches, doo rags, or foam swords